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The Blank Console Stack Button

That blank button next to the rear defroster... It's pretty small, but I think it needs some labeling verses just sitting there unappreciated.

Here are a few ideas , but I'd love to hear some others.

WARP
DRIVE

ROCKET
LAUNCHER

SELF
DEST.

CLOAKING
DEVICE

INFLATE

PASS.
EJECT


.. and for the NAM vendors out there - is there a way you can think of to provide some tiny labeling for us other than hand painted lettering?
 
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Yours may have those awesome features associated with it, but when I press mine, an omelette comes out of the CD player
 
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Any answer from vendors?? I'd think this would make some money! I know I"d buy!!!
 
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How come in the manual it says for the heated windscreen but that is not an option when you order it :-( I love it on my Range Rover and wish it could have been added.

I use mine to drop the price of gas when I pull into the station, hahaha
 
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Originally Posted by ecupip
How come in the manual it says for the heated windscreen but that is not an option when you order it :-( I love it on my Range Rover and wish it could have been added.

I use mine to drop the price of gas when I pull into the station, hahaha
Uh, well, the heated windscreen thing is included in the Cold Weather Pkg......?

And i WISH I could lower gas prices! I would make SO much money off the big SUVs! And be a very popular girl!

But seriously - has anybody come up with a decal or something? I've heard the panels are hard to get off, and then the plastic cover for the toggle is even harder! I'd be OK with just a funny decal like the OP had suggestions for...
 
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I'm going to try to come up with something on my own for my car and maybe that will spur someone on. It's an opportunity to create a console button empire for crying out loud...
 
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I wanna funny sticker too. I got the ones for the older model Mini, they are really cute but there is no way to modify them to fit in the 2007+.
 
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I got the ones for the older model Mini
Really? What did the old one's have for labels?
 
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Uh, well, the heated windscreen thing is included in the Cold Weather Pkg......?
I just got the cold weather package and it wasn't included. I had read on here somewhere that it is a euro only option.
 
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Old 07-31-2008, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by minikart4me
I just got the cold weather package and it wasn't included. I had read on here somewhere that it is a euro only option.
Me too. I have the option on my Land Rover and love it. I don't believe it's an option in the US of A.
 
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Originally Posted by minikart4me
I had read on here somewhere that it is a euro only option.
Also available in Canada (as a standalone option for $190):
 
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Nice. If I ever need a windshield replacement, I think that I'll take a drive over the border! Does it have that blueish purple tint that you see on the General Motors cars with heated windshields?
 
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Originally Posted by gjhsu
Yours may have those awesome features associated with it, but when I press mine, an omelette comes out of the CD player
An omelette? Really? I get waffles out of mine!!
(The maple syrup dispenser is in the secret compartment...)
 
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I'm interested in getting some stickers too...Does anyone sell them??
From what I was told by my MA, MINI made them back around '05.
 
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i wan those stickets tooo...where do i get them?
 
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How about sheets of address labels, a laser printer, and a pair of scissors???
 
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Originally Posted by Motor Head
Nice. If I ever need a windshield replacement, I think that I'll take a drive over the border! Does it have that blueish purple tint that you see on the General Motors cars with heated windshields?
Nope - no goofy gold tint that makes you look like you are driving a moon buggy! It uses an entirely different technology: there are tiny little wiggly wires embedded between the two panes of safety glass. They run vertically and cover almost the entire windscreen (except for the extreme right/left edges). In terms of visibility, they are occasionally noticeable - mainly at certain angles when the sun glints off them slightly. I grown used to it though and don't even think about them anymore.

I've attempted to photograph them, but they are elusive little fellows. To give you a sense of scale, those blobs at the top are the black edge shading dots.

 
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